2025 A-League Men finals series
Season | 2024–25 |
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Dates | 9 May – 1 June 2025[1] |
← 2024 2026 → |
The 2025 A-League Men finals series is the 20th annual edition of A-League finals series, the playoffs tournament staged to determine the champion of the 2024–25 A-League Men season. The series is set to be played over four weeks culminating in the 2025 A-League Men Grand Final.[1]
Qualification
[edit]Auckland FC qualified first for the Finals series, doing so in Round 25.[2] Melbourne City qualified a round later, in Round 26.[3] Western United qualified next following a draw between Brisbane Roar and Adelaide United in a postponed match played between Round 27 and Round 28.[4][5][6] Melbourne Victory and Western Sydney Wanderers both qualified in Round 28.[7]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Auckland FC[a] (Q) | 25 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 47 | 23 | +24 | 53 | Qualification for Finals series[b] |
2 | Melbourne City (X) | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 24 | +12 | 45 | Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite and Finals series |
3 | Western United (X) | 25 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 44 | Qualification for Finals series[b] |
4 | Western Sydney Wanderers (X) | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 43 | |
5 | Melbourne Victory (X) | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 42 | |
6 | Adelaide United | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 53 | 55 | −2 | 38 | |
7 | Sydney FC | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 37 | |
8 | Macarthur FC (Q) | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 33 | Qualification for AFC Champions League Two[c] |
9 | Newcastle Jets | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 29 | |
10 | Central Coast Mariners | 25 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 28 | 49 | −21 | 26 | Qualification for 2025 Australia Cup play-offs |
11 | Wellington Phoenix[a] (Q) | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 41 | −14 | 24 | |
12 | Brisbane Roar (Q) | 25 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 30 | 50 | −20 | 18 | |
13 | Perth Glory (Q) | 25 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 56 | −36 | 14 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) wins; 5) head-to-head results; 5a) head-to-head points; 5b) head-to-head goal difference; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away goal difference; 8) away goals per match; 9) home goal difference; 10) home goals per match; 11) toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.[8]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (X) Assured of at least Finals series
Notes:
- ^ a b Auckland FC and Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is part of the Oceania Football Confederation.
- ^ a b The top two teams enter the finals series at the semi-finals, while the teams ranked third to sixth enter the finals series at the elimination-finals.
- ^ Qualified for AFC Champions League Two as the 2024 Australia Cup winners.
Venues
[edit]Auckland FC confirmed a top two finish in Round 27, hence qualifying for a home semi-final.[1][9]
Auckland |
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Go Media Stadium |
Capacity: 25,000 |
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Bracket
[edit]The system used for the 2025 A-League Men finals series is the modified top-six play-offs by the A-Leagues. The top two teams enter the two-legged semi-finals receiving the bye for the elimination-finals in which the teams from third placed to sixth place enter the elimination-finals with "third against sixth" and "fourth against fifth". Losers for the elimination-finals are eliminated, and winners qualify for the two-legged semi-finals.[1]
First placed team in the semi-finals plays the lowest ranked elimination-final winning team and second placed team in the semi-finals plays the highest ranked elimination-final winner. Home-state advantage goes to the team with the higher ladder position.[1]
Elimination-finals | Semi-finals | Grand Final | ||||||||||||||
1 | Auckland FC | |||||||||||||||
4 | 4th placed team | Lower ranked elimination final winner | ||||||||||||||
5 | 5th placed team | Higher ranked semi-final winner | ||||||||||||||
Lower ranked semi-final winner | ||||||||||||||||
2 | 2nd placed team | |||||||||||||||
3 | 3rd placed team | Higher ranked elimination final winner | ||||||||||||||
6 | 6th placed team |
Elimination-finals
[edit]4th placed team | v | 5th placed team |
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3rd placed team | v | 6th placed team |
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Semi-finals
[edit]Summary
[edit]Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Auckland FC | v | Lower ranked elimination final winner | 16–18 May[1] | 23–24 May 2025[1] |
2nd placed team | v | Higher ranked elimination final winner | 16–18 May[1] | 23–25 May 2025[1] |
Matches
[edit]Lower ranked elimination final winner | v | Auckland FC |
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Auckland FC | v | Lower ranked elimination final winner |
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Higher ranked elimination final winner | v | 2nd placed team |
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2nd placed team | v | Higher ranked elimination final winner |
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Grand Final
[edit]Higher ranked semi-final winner | v | Lower ranked semi-final winner |
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "2024-25 Isuzu UTE A-League finals structure and dates". A-Leagues. 1 August 2024.
- ^ "Two games loom as Premiership & top-six deciders, new Aus Cup format explained: The Run Home". A-Leagues. 3 April 2025.
- ^ "Standings (2024–25)". Ultimate A-League.
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- ^ "A-Leagues fixture updates for 2024–25 season". A-Leagues. 19 September 2024. Archived from the original on 19 September 2024.
- ^ "Luke Combs down under 2025". Suncorp Stadium. 19 September 2024. Archived from the original on 19 September 2024.
- ^ "Standings (2024–25)". Ultimate A-League.
- ^ "Ladder change reverts as A-Leagues confirms updated rules & regulations for season 2024-25". A-Leagues. 17 October 2024.
- ^ "Standings (2024–25)". Ultimate A-League.